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I must be broken!!!

OK, I know I probably sound like a broken record... but I will be 4 weeks on wednesday and I am still stuck... and now today, I have gained a pound.... I have not cheated, and ohhh how I have been tempted. I made my sons 1st birthday cake today, and didn't even lick my fingers!! I haven't been eating carbs or sugars, and I have been drinking my protein and water and eating right. I don't think I have been eating enough, but I don't know what else to do. Did anyone else go through this???? I swear with my luck I will be the 1st one to reject the surgery and will stay this way forever!! Please give me some advice...

If you think you are not eating enough, then you probably are not. Milk inbetween meals is good for fluid and protein intake and will help the weight come off. Your body is playing tricks on you.....cuz you tricked it with surgery. Don't worry, the weight will come off.

No worries girl- it happened to me a lot~~ I would lose 10 pounds and stall for a few weeks. gain back a couple, lose, stall, gain, lose, stall, gain-- it was the most frustrating thing EVVEEERRRRR when all I wanted to do was LOSE! Well.. Just know that with your persistance you will get there- no instant results!! Gotta keep reminding yourself that :)) It's the long haul that you've gotta keep your eye on! And it sounds like you are doing GREAT with supplements and everything-- KUDOS!

I've lost a lot but there were so many periods of time where I wasn't losing- but stalling and gaining only to lose again. It was my bodies cycle~~ And it took time to understand it was nothing I was doing wrong.

I do have to say when you think you aren't eating enough, is it because you feel hungry, or is it because you psychologically know that you would normally eat more? That has been hard for me. I have always been an emotional/bored eater- and it has been a hard thing for me to work on. I have changed a LOT- but I still do eat out of emotional distress. Just what I choose and the amount are a LOT different. Generally I just need to chew on something!

I stall alot,then it comes off.I never lose when its that time of the month,infact I put on last month,but it came off when my period started.I have come to the conclusion that mother nature wins over any surgery lol.Don't worry,you will lose,honest,it will come off.xxx

You are not alone. Take a deep breath. Everyone's body is different. Just keep doing what you your doing. Increasing the protein and walk alittle more. Before you know it, the scale will be moving again. Do not use the scale everyday. Try to limit yourself to one a week, the same time and same day. Anyone's body weight can change up to 2 pounds on a daily basis. You are not broken, you are human. Keep up the determination and keep smiling. Have a great day!

Chrissy

&quot;Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game&quot;

STEP AWAY FROM THE SCALES!!!!!!!!!!! You are OCDing about the scales. You shouldn't weigh yourself any more than ONCE A WEEK! You will drive yourself crazy! Plateaus are part of the plan, I'm afraid. Kick up your exercise a bit. Find a new hobby, but stop weighing yourself every time you pass the scales. Your body has just gone through major surgery. It is confused as to why you aren't eating a huge amount of food anymore and it is thinking it is in starvation mode and trying to hang onto the food stores. If it is at all possible, try getting in more fluids to help flush your system. Always have something to drink in front of you and sip, sip, sip. I would plateau and then, all of a sudden, drop 10 pounds. You are in the honeymoon phase of weightloss, which can last 9-12 months. You will lose it, but you have to be patient!!!

Hi there I had my surgery 4 weeks ago, in the first 2 weeks I lost 16 pounds and in the last 2 week i've put 2 pounds back on so I know how you feel. I only eat very small portions and find it hard to drink any fluids so I have been eating ice lollies. I eat 3 meals a day not the 5 recommended. I my not be losing pounds but everyone says i'm losing inches so you might be the same. My doctor says its better to lose slowly so my skin wont be as slack as if I lose it fast.

Yes, we can get obessed with the scales. My friend was asking me today if I wanted to go with her to the doctor so I could weigh myself. I told her no. This is a tool for me to gain a healthy lifestyle. I know that the weight will come off in due time. We have been through the hardest part: making the decision for this surgery. Please pat yourself on the back for doing something that alot of people are afraid to do in their life, change for the positive.

Girl don't give up!!! What is a pound, mine jumps up and down sometimes too. Heck you can have a pound just from a little fluid retention and a little bm still in you. Don't stress over that. In a few days it should start moving and this is from someone who has gone through that more than once and last week was latest. It will move!! Chin up, eat right, drink your water, and walk!//Ann

I agree stay off the scales. You are driving yourself crazy. I know we want instant gratification and we see the scale as that.. But Our weight didn't happen over night, and the loss will not come off over night. Keep following your protocol. It will come off. Start looking at the positives that you have accomplished. YOu can do it. I have faith in you!

I had my surgery on Dec. 17 and I know what you mean...I weighed myself today and Ive gained back 2 of the measley 20 pounds I lost. Of course I felt like crying but I thought about all of the advice that everyone had given me here and decided that Im just going through a phase...it happens and I just need to stop looking at the dang scale!! Or else its going to drive me crazy. I know exactly how you feel...I feel as if I just paid thousands of dollars to lose 20...excuse me..18 lbs...how can that not piss you off!! So yes...I feel your pain...4 weeks out.

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